What’s wrong??
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As you have a new tank still; how did your cycle go?
How long have you had the nem in the tank?
How long have you had the nem in the tank?
May just be that it's digesting something, perhaps...
Do you have any pictures from before you noticed the change? TBH, I don't really see anything to be overly concerned about, but that's hard to say for certain without knowing what "normal" looks like...
When nems are struggling, I've noticed that they tend to move about looking for a "happy place". Has this one been on the move at all?
Do you have any pictures from before you noticed the change? TBH, I don't really see anything to be overly concerned about, but that's hard to say for certain without knowing what "normal" looks like...
When nems are struggling, I've noticed that they tend to move about looking for a "happy place". Has this one been on the move at all?
cwk84
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Completely normal. Sometimes they deflate and your tank is young. You might have fluctuations the nem doesn't like.
Ph and temp is fine too. Natural seawater is in the same range. People get too obsessed with perfect numbers. It literally does not matter what temp you keep your tank at as long as it is within a natural range the animals are used to. Temps in natural reef environments fluctuate all the time. At night it's colder during the day it's warmer etc. And higher temps are actually not that beneficial (e.g. the great barrier reef bleaching due to high temps). If you keep your tank at lower temps it's still warm enough for everything to thrive and you have lots of leeway in case you're not using a cooler. Japanese reefers keep their tanks at super low temp and their corals look awesome. The suggestion that the temp is too low is a crapshoot, for the lack of a better term.
Ph and temp is fine too. Natural seawater is in the same range. People get too obsessed with perfect numbers. It literally does not matter what temp you keep your tank at as long as it is within a natural range the animals are used to. Temps in natural reef environments fluctuate all the time. At night it's colder during the day it's warmer etc. And higher temps are actually not that beneficial (e.g. the great barrier reef bleaching due to high temps). If you keep your tank at lower temps it's still warm enough for everything to thrive and you have lots of leeway in case you're not using a cooler. Japanese reefers keep their tanks at super low temp and their corals look awesome. The suggestion that the temp is too low is a crapshoot, for the lack of a better term.
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cwk84
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Zack K
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Sometimes the anemone gets ticked off. Most of the time l think at itself or a particle in the water laughed as it floated in by and hurt its feelings. It should come back around in another 1hr. L would give it 24hr and if it doesn’t show improvement then l would be curious.
I have a bunch of nems and they do this sometimes. At the risk of being "that guy", I also put a bubble tip and clown pair in shortly (2 months) after cycle. Turns out they are quite hardy.
Also, does you clown host? That nem seems small, clown may be beating it up and causing it to deflate.
Also, does you clown host? That nem seems small, clown may be beating it up and causing it to deflate.
